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The Bath By Raymond Carver

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The story I selected is 'The Bath' by Raymond Carver. The story began with a woman ordering a cake from a baker for her son's birthday party. On the day of the party, the boy got hit by a car on his way to school and ended up in the hospital in a coma-like state. The boy's parents were worried sick as they sat by him for two straight days when the boy didn't wake up. The father and mother each took a break once throughout the ordeal. Parents would do anything if it will result in a better situation for their children, no matter how silly that might be sometimes. The father went home for a bath after waiting for hours on the first day simply because he was afraid (Raymond, 1989). The mother had resisted the advice to go home for a little
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